Healthcare Testimonial: Blessing Hospital

Jerry Melching and Lee Elledge, Blessing Hospital

Mark Steinmetz, Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program

July 13th, 2016

Blessing Health System Energy Team

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• Craig Kurk

• Lee Elledge

• Joe Vermiere

• Jerry Melching Left to right in picture

Blessing Hospital

• Quincy Illinois

• 752,000 sq. ft. facility

• 307 bed facility

• Multiple buildings

• Multiple design and energy uses

• Energy intensive facility and daily operation

Getting Started…

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• Why we decided to participate in the Energy Efficiency

projects……

• Roadblocks….

• “Corporate Approval”…..

• First steps in the program….

Project Summary – Program Years 1 - 9

• Total Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Projects - 30

• Standard Lighting Projects – 15

• Standard HVAC Projects – 4

• Standard VFD Projects – 2

• Custom Projects – 4

• Large Facility Retro Commissioning Projects – 1

• Other supportive Projects* - 4

• * = Staffing Grant, Feasibility Study, Metering and Monitoring and SEM participation.

Annual Energy Savings

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3,783,631 annual kWhs saved

312,314 annual Therms saved

$ 358,000.00 annual energy costs reduced / avoided

Comparison

• Equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from:

• 889 Passenger Vehicles

• 1,015,514 Miles driven per year

• 1,527 Tons of Waste

• 9918 Barrels of Oil Consumed

• Reduction of Metric tons of CO gas emissions

• approximately 4,256

Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program participation has….

• Increased awareness of energy savings opportunities

• i.e. Lighting, HVAC and Variable Frequency Drives and

etc.

• Incentive dollars have assisted to secure corporate support

and approval for projects

• Increased performance, equipment life and lowered

maintenance costs

• Stronger understanding of energy use and ways to manage

that use

• Assisted in a cultural energy development with employees

Large Facility Retro Commissioning participation

• A Registered Service Provider to perform an facility assessment

• Identify several items with 0 -1 year payback that needed

attention, but often overlooked due to daily tasks and staffing

needs.

• Identify and qualified energy efficient large capital projects for

future development

• Increased Energy Star rating from a 38 to 62 compared for

similar buildings based upon energy use per square foot

Going forward

On-Going Efforts…

• Increased energy team participants for broader perspective input

and project identification

• Encourage employee and patient participation

• Encourage and support satellite and affiliate facilities to engage in

energy efficiency projects and savings

• Expand energy efficient cultural change and awareness

throughout the Blessing Health System

• Continue to identify and pursue energy efficiency projects

Ameren Illinois and Blessing Health System

Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency

and

The Blessing Health System

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Partnering together to deliver efficient healthcare services to their

customers and the communities that they serve.

Large Facility Retro Commissioning Program

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• Incentives available to identify energy efficiency opportunities

• 0 -1 year payback opportunities

• 1 – 10 year payback opportunities

• Eligibility

• Ameren Illinois Electric or Gas Customer

• Minimum 100,000 square feet facility

• Existing Energy Management Control System

• 5 years old

• Pre-approval is required

Large Facility Retro-Commissioning Incentives

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• 70% of Survey Cost for duel energy source customers

• 40% of Survey Cost for single energy source customer

• Customers qualify by implementing 0-1 year payback items to

meet established minimum energy savings goal

• Implementation Incentive

• $0.02 per annual kWh saved

• $0.30 per annual Therm saved

Bonus for submitting custom project application up to 12 months from

completing Retro-Commissioning project.

Large Facility RCx Program

Contact information:

Mark Steinmetz – Large Facility RCx Lead

Email – mark.Steinmetz@gdsassociates.com

Phone – (217) 670-9606

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Energy Advisors

1. Chad Whitehead 309.620.6333 chad.whitehead@gdsassociates.com

2. Steve Smith 309.212.5831 Steven.L.Smith@leidos.com

3. Rod Rhoads 217.649.8897 rod.rhoads@gdsassociates.com

4. Mark Steinmetz 217.670.9606 mark.steinmetz@gdsassociates.com

5. John Strode 309.370.0062 john.strode@gdsassociates.com

6. Fred Joshu 309.433.4316 Fred.M.Joshu@leidos.com

7. Larry Erwin 309.838.2340 Lawrence.F.Erwin@leidos.com

Resources

Website: ActOnEnergy.com/Business

Phone: 1.866.800.0747

Fax: 1.309.677.7950

Email: ActOnEnergyBusiness@Ameren.com

Contact Information - Blessing Hospital

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Jerry Melching

Project Specialist

(217) 223-8400 ext. 4468

Jerry.melching@blessinghealthsystem.org

Lee Elledge,

System control specialist

(217) 223-8400 ext. 6708

Lee.elledge@blessinghealthsystem.org

Questions?